Alice K. Jump is a Partner at the firm. Her practice focuses on litigation, alternative dispute resolution and business counseling, with particular emphasis on representing clients in the financial services and real estate industries as well as educational and non-profit institutions. She also counsels organizations and individuals in connection with employment, compensation and employee restrictive covenants, real estate transactions and partnership, and trust and estate matters. She has represented clients in cases before state and federal courts and other tribunals involving securities, employment, discrimination and whistleblowing claims, real estate, trusts and estates, partnerships, education and general commercial disputes.

Prior to her work with the firm, Ms. Jump practiced at one of the leading international law firms and served as in-house counsel to a major broker-dealer. She has over thirty years of experience as a commercial litigator and legal advisor.

Ms. Jump has a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer rating and was selected to Super Lawyers for the New York Metro area in 2019 through 2024. She is admitted to practice in New York and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Ms. Jump earned a B.A. from Yale University (magna cum laude, 1978) and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law (1982), where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Associate Editor for the Journal of Environmental Law.

Ms. Jump has served as a member and director of several nonprofit organizations, offering pro bono legal services to underserved groups with particular focus on the elderly.

Ms. Jump has a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer rating and was selected to Super Lawyers for the New York Metro area in 2019 through 2024.

• Crawford v. ExlService.com, LLC, 2019 WL 6284228 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)
• Crawford v. ExlService.com, LLC, 2019 WL 5887214 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)
• Feldman-Boland v. Morgan Stanley, 2016 WL 3826285 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
• Leshinsky v. Telvent GIT, S.A., 942 F. Supp. 2d 432 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)
• Leshinsky v. Telvent GIT, S.A., 873 F. Supp. 2d 582 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)
• 2626 BWAY LLC v. Broadway Metro Associates, LP, 32 Misc. 3d 1234(A), 2011 WL 361959 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2011)
• Weinraub v. Glen Rauch Securities, Inc., 180 Fed. Appx. 233 (2d Cir. 2006)
• Weinraub v. Glen Rauch Securities, Inc., 419 F. Supp. 2d 507 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
• Chanchani v. Salomon/Smith Barney, Inc., 2001 WL 204214 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
• Drummond v. Petito, 271 A.D. 2d 208, 705 N.Y.S. 2d 363 (N.Y. App. Div., 2000)
• Chrysler Capital Corp. v. Bankers Trust Co., 1992 WL 58854 (S.D.N.Y. 1992)
• E & K Success Import Export, Ltd. v. Geha-Werke GMBH, 1985 WL 5121 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)
• In Matter of Application of Frates (Revlon, Inc. v. Pantry Pride, Inc.), 1985 WL 2752 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)
• American Progressive Life and Health Ins. Co. of New York v. Corcoran, 715 F. 2d 784 (2nd Cir. 1983)

Selected Articles & Publications

• “HR leaders brace for post-election day fallout” by Tony Case, WorkLife, featuring Ms. Jump – October 1, 2024
• “Can a Felon Get a Commercial Real-Estate Loan?” by Joy Wiltermuth, Morningstar, featuring Ms. Jump – May 31, 2024
• “FTC Announces New Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses” RPJ- April 25, 2024
• “Court of Appeals Clarifies that New York’s Anti Discrimination Laws Apply to Out-of-State Job Applicants” RPJ- March 19, 2024
• “When You Are Young, They Assume: The Pitfalls of Reverse Age Discrimination,” RPJ – February 8, 2024
• “Settled an Employment Case? Now Comes the Hard Part,” RPJ – January 11, 2024
• “Psst Buddy, Want a Job? A Guide to Non-Solicitation Agreements,” RPJ – January 2, 2024
• “Check Mate: Trump’s Failure to File a Jury Demand,” RPJ – October 10, 2023
• “Two Firms At War: Quinn Emanuel and Wigdor LLP Get Personal,” RPJ – August 24, 2023
• “Some Blurred Lines: The 2022-2023 Supreme Court Term,” RPJ – July 7, 2023
• “The Repercussions of a Leak: A Document Review Attorney Brings Down Les Moonves,” RPJ – May 23, 2023
• “Criminally Charging a Head of State: How Rare Is It?” RPJ – April 4, 2023
• “Caught in the Tide: Issues Arising from Mass Layoffs” RPJ – February 10, 2023
• “FTC Proposes Nationwide Noncompete Ban” RPJ – January 11, 2023
• “RPJ’s New York: The Christmas Tree Law” RPJ – December 27, 2022
• “Dos and Don’ts for Employers: Politics in the Workplace” RPJ – November 8, 2022
• “When Push Comes to Shove: The Judge, the Jury and Sarah Palin” RPJ – March 3, 2022
• “City Wants to Convert Vacant Offices into Affordable Housing,” by Natalie Sachmechi, Crain’s New York Business, featuring Ms. Jump – November 8, 2021
• “The State of Play for Eviction Moratoria and Rent Relief,” RPJ – August 24, 2021
• “New York Gov. Cuomo’s Crisis Cronies Won’t be Easy to Dislodge, Either,” by Aaron Short, Commercial Observer, featuring Ms. Jump – August 5, 2021
• “Effect of COVID-19 EOs on Statutes of Limitations,” New York Law Journal, authored by Ms. Jump – July 12, 2021
• “A Practical Guide to New York’s Confidentiality Waiver Requirements for Employment Discrimination Settlement Agreements,” New York Law Journal, authored by Ms. Jump and RPJ Partner Ethan Krasnoo – June 22, 2021
• “How College Basketball Can Diversify Its Coaching Ranks,” by Amanda Ottaway, Law360, featuring Ms. Jump – March 30, 2021
• “An Avalanche of Evictions Looms in N.J. Renters and Landords Say It’s Only Going to Get Worse,” by Steve Strunsky, NJ.com, featuring Ms. Jump – February 8, 2021
• “Cuomo’s Commercial-To-Residential Conversion Proposal Faces Many Obstacles,” by Natalie Sachmechi, Crain’s New York Business, featuring Ms. Jump – January 13, 2021
• “What Exactly Can Be Taken from You in a Lawsuit?” by Christopher Elliott, Forbes, featuring Ms. Jump – July 7, 2020
• “How Growers Can Repair Broken Customer Relationships,” by Carol Miller, American Vegetable Grower, featuring Ms. Jump – June 3, 2020
• “Legal Pitfalls Loom for Employers Reopening Post-Pandemic,” by Vin Gurrieri, Law360, featuring Ms. Jump – April 22, 2020
• “4 Ways COVID-19 Will Change Workplaces Forever,” by Vin Gurrieri, Law360, featuring Ms. Jump – April 17, 2020
• “CARES Act: Summary of Select Provisions,” RPJ, with RPJ Associate Elizabeth Stork – April 2, 2020
• “Happy 200th Birthday, Susan B. Anthony,” RPJ – February 14, 2020
• “Where U.S. workers will see minimum wage increases and paid family leave in 2020,” by Andrew Keshner, MarketWatch, featuring Ms. Jump – December 23, 2019
• “The Accused Becomes the Accuser: Discrimination Claims Arising Out of Harassment Investigations,” RPJ – December 5, 2019
• “Risky Business on Work Trips: Who Bears the Risk?” RPJ – September 26, 2019
• “The Expanding Role of Mediation for New York Litigants,” RPJ – July 23, 2019
• “Supreme Court Hits Pause Button on Limitations Periods for State Claims,” RPJ – January 24, 2018
• “The Harassment Debate: A View from the Legal Trenches,” RPJ – December 29, 2018
• “The Truth About What You’re Entitled to Severance-Wise When You Lose Your Job,” by Stacey Lastoe, The Muse, featuring Ms. Jump and RPJ Partner Helen D. “Heidi” Reavis – July 27, 2017
• “Waiver of Future Employment Clauses: Legal Issues and Practical Tips,” RPJ – May 25, 2017
• “Insights on New DOL Fiduciary Standard for Retirement Advisors,” RPJ – May 31, 2016
• “Highlights of NYS Paid Family Leave (in Effect in 2018),” RPJ – April 15, 2016
• “Second Circuit Reaffirms Expanded Definition of Protected Activity Under SOX Whistleblower Statute,” RPJ – October 20, 2014

RPJ’s New York Series

• “RPJ’s New York: Worth Square Monument” RPJ – July 23, 2024
• “RPJ’s New York: The 23rd Street Station Hat Mosaics” RPJ – January 25, 2022
• “RPJ’s New York: Elizabeth Jennings,” RPJ – June 23, 2020
• “RPJ’s New York: Chester A. Arthur and the ‘Birther’ Debate,” RPJ – October 28, 2019
• “RPJ’s New York: Chester A. Arthur and Roscoe Conkling,” RPJ – May 17, 2019
• “RPJ’s New York: Audrey Munson,” RPJ – January 28, 2019
• “RPJ’s New York: Madison College,” RPJ – November 15, 2018
• “RPJ’s New York: Cass Gilbert and the New York Life Building,” RPJ – September 18, 2018
• “RPJ’s New York: The Moira Ann Smith Playground,” RPJ – June 18, 2018
• “RPJ’s New York: Edith Wharton’s Home,” RPJ – April 25, 2018
• “RPJ’s New York: The Jerome Mansion,” RPJ – March 22, 2018

Noted Speaking Engagements

• “A How to Guide to Conducting Internal Investigations in a Socially Distant World,” Prerecorded Presentation with Live Q&A for AASPA Annual Conference 2020, with Partner Mark Moore – October 15, 2020
• “Answering Your Questions on PPP Loans and Unemployment Insurance,” Video Webinar for Women Make Movies, with RPJ Associate Elizabeth Stork – April 8, 2020
• “#MeToo, Now What? The Sexual Harassment Debate from the Legal Trenches,” CLE Webcast for AltaClaro, with RPJ Partner Nicole Page – April 25, 2018
• “In the Wake of #MeToo: The Legal & Cultural Contours of Workplace Sexual Harassment (Part 2),” Expert Clip with RPJ Partner Nicole Page, AltaClaro – April 19, 2018
• “In the Wake of #MeToo: The Legal & Cultural Contours of Workplace Sexual Harassment (Part 1),” Expert Clip with RPJ Partner Nicole Page, AltaClaro – April 12, 2018
• “Empowered by Effective Empathy,” Ascension Story, AltaClaro – April 6, 2018
• “DOMA – A Year Later,” Speaker, Presentation for North Fork Women for Women Fund with RPJ Counsel Jeffrey L. Blankstein – May 3, 2014